On the bridge of the Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser, Ling Liang was startled when Darth Malthael suddenly appeared behind her. "Y-Yes... Lord Archangel of Death."
Darth Malthael nodded. "Eri-Xiang City appears to be under control now. Very good. In the Eriadu System Campaign, you first triggered a hyperspace storm and magnified the stellar flares, then used the Nightfall Plan to capture Eri-Xiang City in less than a month. Very good."
Ling Liang nodded, calmly accepting the praise. "For my plan to be carried out successfully under such circumstances was also the result of every person in the entire army risking their lives."
With his hands behind his back, Darth Malthael looked out at the city still engulfed in war and said gravely, "After the success of this campaign, you will be promoted to Army General."
Ling Liang stood at attention and saluted. "I will not fail in my duty."
"Next, I will enter seclusion to cultivate. The Eriadu system is yours. I have other uses for Sefrans Tann."
"Yes!"
August 26, 21 BBY.
Eri-Xiang City, the capital of Eriadu, was completely captured. In this battle, more than 1.7 million Galactic Republic defenders were killed, while civilian casualties exceeded 22 million.
The Fourth Civilization Army also paid a heavy price, with more than 400,000 droids destroyed and over 20,000 soldiers killed or wounded.
After Eri-Xiang City fell, the Fourth Civilization fleet immediately issued a global announcement demanding that all cities on Eriadu surrender at once. Any resistance would end in mutual destruction!
At the same time, the Fourth Civilization offered a reward of 100 million credits for information on the whereabouts of Wilhuff Tarkin, Legion Governor of the Republic 18th Army.
And in order to alleviate the famine currently ravaging Eriadu, the Fourth Civilization also dispatched transport ships to relocate residents